CA SB 633
enactedPlastic beverage containers: recycling.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 633 pass?
Yes. CA SB 633 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 315, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 633 about?
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires plastic beverage containers sold by a beverage manufacturer, as specified, to contain a specified average percentage of postconsumer recycled plastic per year. The act requires the manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value to report to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery certain information about the amounts of virgin plastic and postconsumer recycled plastic used for plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value for sale in the state in the previous calendar year. Existing law requires the department to post this reported information on its internet website, as provided. Existing law provides that a violation of the act or a regulation adopted pursuant to the act is a crime. The act subjects a beverage manufacturer that does not meet the minimum postconsumer recycled plastic content requirements to an annual administrative penalty, as provided. Under the act, the penalty is set at $0.20 for each pound of virgin plastic used in lieu of the required amount of postconsumer recycled plastic, as provided. This bill would instead set the administrative penalty at $0.30 for each pound of virgin plastic used in lieu of the required amount of postconsumer recycled plastic. This bill, beginning on or before March 1, 2028, would require a manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value to also provide to the department proof that the postconsumer recycled content used by the beverage manufacturer for plastic beverage containers is able to be validated and is validated by a third party, as specified. The bill would require a validation regarding the postconsumer recycled content of plastic provided by a manufacturer of postconsumer recycled plastic to be accurate. By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the department to publish on its internet website a list of beverage manufacturers and their associated brand names, indicate whether they have complied with applicable postconsumer recycled plastic requirements, and provide other information the department deems appropriate. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA SB 633?
Blakespear is the primary sponsor of CA SB 633.
Description
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires plastic beverage containers sold by a beverage manufacturer, as specified, to contain a specified average percentage of postconsumer recycled plastic per year. The act requires the manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value to report to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery certain information about the amounts of virgin plastic and postconsumer recycled plastic used for plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value for sale in the state in the previous calendar year. Existing law requires the department to post this reported information on its internet website, as provided. Existing law provides that a violation of the act or a regulation adopted pursuant to the act is a crime. The act subjects a beverage manufacturer that does not meet the minimum postconsumer recycled plastic content requirements to an annual administrative penalty, as provided. Under the act, the penalty is set at $0.20 for each pound of virgin plastic used in lieu of the required amount of postconsumer recycled plastic, as provided. This bill would instead set the administrative penalty at $0.30 for each pound of virgin plastic used in lieu of the required amount of postconsumer recycled plastic. This bill, beginning on or before March 1, 2028, would require a manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value to also provide to the department proof that the postconsumer recycled content used by the beverage manufacturer for plastic beverage containers is able to be validated and is validated by a third party, as specified. The bill would require a validation regarding the postconsumer recycled content of plastic provided by a manufacturer of postconsumer recycled plastic to be accurate. By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the department to publish on its internet website a list of beverage manufacturers and their associated brand names, indicate whether they have complied with applicable postconsumer recycled plastic requirements, and provide other information the department deems appropriate. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 315, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Blakespearauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 315, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
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2026-08-26
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-26
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5916.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-25
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 6468.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-20
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-20
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
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2025-08-29
August 29 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-08-20
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-17
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-07-16
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 14).
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2025-07-01
July 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-16
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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2025-06-05
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-04
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1506.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1207.) (May 23).
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2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-21
April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-08
Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-07
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-03
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 635.) (April 2).
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2025-03-11
Set for hearing April 2.
2025-03-05
Referred to Com. on E.Q.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
- 04/07/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-07Compare
- 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
- 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-17Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-20Compare
- 08/28/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-28Compare
- 09/18/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-18Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-02 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (8)
- Pérez: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Dahle: no
- Valladares: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-04-21 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Dahle: other
Do pass as amended
2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading
2025-06-04 · pass · 27-10
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Limón: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Jones: no
- Valladares: no
- Strickland: no
- Seyarto: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Choi: no
- Dahle: no
- Niello: no
- Grove: no
- Grayson: other
- Reyes: other
- Richardson: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-14 · pass · 9-4
Member-level votes (14)
- Bryan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Haney: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hoover: no
- Ellis: no
- Flora: no
- Alanis: no
- Wicks: other
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